Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-10-13
Local Items.

Local Items.
Judge Richie has been i'll and unable
70 preside during this term Of court.
Mr.. D. C. Martin of Hagerstown visited
our town this week during several days.
Mr.. Harvey H. Rouzer Of this place is now
reading law with Hon. NJ. g. Urncr, of Fred.
crick City.
The total cost ofthe Union Bridge Water
Works is $l5s5?.59 The estimated revenue
for next year Is $77sGl. of which the Corpor-
alton Of Union Bridge pays $40.
A PASTOR ILL.-Wc regret to learn that
the Rev. II. |. Comfort. pastor ofthe Reform
I'd church at Burkettsvilc, this valley, Ia sui
fcriug from II complication Of serious Glseas-
O., and that he is critically ~.
Valley Register
There has been several changes made In
the text books nscd in the public schools:
We have not been able to understand fully
the reason for the changes. 1t will however
save the county some money and if this is SO,
the book fees which are onerous charges,
Mlght he reduced.
She MARYLAND State law allows shooting
ofpartridycs from November to December
"a THIS law applies To all counties where
there il no local law here there is II local
Jaw and il takes pr ecedcncc over the State
law. The law in tins county makes the limits
from Qctsbcr Il to January l.
Coon Music For The Fair.-rhc Amerl
can Band, of this place, has been awarded
che contrnt,. to furnish music for the Fred :
..rick County Fair which begins on Tuesday
NEXT, Oc,NLn 9th and continue four days.
The huUi is to receive $l25 for Its four days
scrviees-y'a'y Register.
SCueoL TAx-Comptroller Turner mahc
the ,qu;r,erl.' distribution of the Mary land
school tax en- Nenlay last. The total
amount dis1,ibyt tee vas Sl27 $500, ofwhich
sum the white schools of Frederick county
receive $1,91s.35, and the colored schools of
shc same county $s1s.o7.
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Seven years a.ss Mr.. John Jones of this
glacr voted for LafYi nptiun and on Satur-
daE last it was remembered against him. He
WAS e;unLat for The uGaes nation for sheriff
and had it not been for the charge that he
WAS sl earnest advocate OF f.ocal Option, he
would readily Ia w caaTitri the county, at
least VIZ have been told it by th..sl. who, We
hclieve, know.
The candidates on the Pruhi hilton ticket
SftAis county held q conference in Frederick
on Oct. Ist, when it Was decided to circulate
Aquantity of temperance literature and to
hold meetings during the campaign at Fred
e4ck, Middletown, Myersville, Brookhill,
New London, Wuodsbr"'. Woodvillc, and
Liberty. The dates ter these meetings were
not fixed, however.
STEAMED OysrEus While in Frederick
on Saturday last we dropped in al Hallcr's
Green House on South Market Street and
having learned that steamed oysters could
tse had, gave our order. When they came
they proved to be as delicious As the best
We had ever eaten add u good large plate for
\ quarter. "Buck" has Just fitted up his
st.amlng apparatus and it works Ike a
charm. Try his stealAcd oys.ers when you
20 u town.
Promises kept inspire confidence. and DR..
Bulls Baby Syrup never promised relief in
the diseases of childhood without at once et-
fcctiug it. Hence Unpopular reliance upon
it. Price25 cents bottle.
Too much regard cannot be given to the
fact that Lsxador has no superior a. q fam,
lily medicine. For headache, fatulency
dyspepsia liver and blood diseases, nervous,
ness, etc.it stands uncxcclled' Price rs cents
package.
The Frederick FAIR IS in progress this
week. Next week the Hagerst"wn Fail
with its great list of attractions will he held
The engagement Of the Pierce Racing Com
hnation will he an attractive feature, in which
races will he run standing Oh horseback and
Others in which the riders will change horses
in front OF the grand stand going at full speed
There will be a large attendance from thin
side ofthc mountain. There will be spccia
trains over the w. NJ. r. II.
For the benefit of those desiring to attcnt
Che Frederick fair the p. R.R Company will
run extra trains on Wednesday and Thurs
day, Oct 18th and 18th, leaving Columbia
Pa, at 5.45 am, arriving at Frederick at 0.
20 a. m; returning leave Frederick at 81
pm. The w. NJ K. r. Company will rul
trains from Haserstown and Baltimore tt
connect with these trains at Brnccv,lIc. The
trains referred TO will stop at al stations To-
passengers.